“Northeastern is a leader in experiential learning, which is the necessary basis for learning how to be a value creator. They understand that to have a long, productive career in our global innovation economy, value-creation skills are essential,” Carlson says.
With major challenges like fintech implementation and integration, globalization, new regulations and other industry innovations, financial services employers are saying they need skilled people with computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics and econometrics training now more than ever.
Chocolate milk isn't just for kids anymore! Josh Belinsky, DMSB'17, and Manny Lubin, CAMD'15, founded Slate, a company that makes chocolate milk with less sugar and more protein. Belinksy and Lubin have received support from IDEA, Northeastern University's student-led venture accelerator, and now 25 students are conducting market research for the company as part of Keith Smith's course.
“I chose D'Amore-McKim because it fit all my wants as a prospective student, and it has been recognized as a top school nationally for its MS in Taxation program.” – Louis Sierra, MS in Taxation'19
Professor Nada Sanders studies successful companies to pinpoint traits that have enabled them to thrive. Those most likely to endure, she says, exhibit characteristics of what she calls the ‘humachine'—a fusion of technological innovation and human talent.
A tech-savvy intrapraneur, Robert Hass is used to driving innovation from inside companies. Guided by a D'Amore-McKim MBA and a keen sense of social consciousness, he aims to help corporations do well while doing right by society.
For Raj Narayan, the World Bank looks like the ideal employer. To land a job there someday, this undergraduate is studying both business and computer science. He's also completed three co-ops and leads Northeastern's Big Data Club.
3D printers and cloud-based design programs have created the “perfect storm” for companies to expand their ability to innovate according to “The Innovation Navigator,” a new book written by Tucker Marion and Sebastian Fixson.
DeVoue, DMSB'19, recently took over our Instagram account during his final semester at D'Amore-McKim. We asked him to reflect on his time at Northeastern University, including co-op experiences, time on the tennis court, and his viral #BlackBoyJoy video.
Here's what two Northeastern students found.
Yakov Bart examines how a movie that was so widely panned by critics could be such a phenomenal success.
Mary Steffel, Assistant Professor of Marketing at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business was recently named to the Poets&Quants for Undergraduates Top 50 undergraduate business professors list. Steffel is currently a fellow at the United States Office of Evaluation Sciences, has work published in numerous top-tier journals and publications, and teaches a wide variety of business students in her classes.